VCC-ITV

     Notes:  This is an ATGM vehicle used by Italy and Saudi Arabia.  It is the VCC-1 with an ITV system mounted on the deck, and the requisite automatic reloading machinery, as in the M-901 ITV.  The MG42/59 MG is retained as the commander’s machinegun. The interior is taken up with the mount for the ITV system and ammunition storage.

     The original engines were the same as the M113A2 – a 6V53 diesel engine – but the engine output is somewhat different at 215 horsepower. The driver’s controls are improved, including a driver’s yoke, gas pedal, and brake pedal. Later modifications have had an increase to 275 horsepower along with a new transmission.  For operations in Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, some VCC-ITVs were fitted with a further appliqué armor kit; ridged aluminum, developed from that used on the US AAPV7A1, was added to sides of the vehicle, while frontal armor was improved by the addition of flat aluminum plates.

Vehicle

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

VCC-ITV

$86,720

D, A

721 kg

12 tons

4

9

Passive IR (D)

Shielded

VCC-ITV w/Applique

$87,562

D, A

646 kg

12.3 tons

4

9

Passive IR (D)

Shielded

VCC-ITV (Improved)

$86,990

D, A

731 kg

12.1 tons

4

9

Passive IR (D)

Shielded

VCC-ITV (Improved w/Applique)

$87,832

D, A

656 kg

12.4 tons

4

9

Passive IR (D)

Shielded

 

Vehicle

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

VCC-ITV

135/95

38/26/4

360

111

CiH

T2

TF2  TS2  TR2  HF12  HS8Sp  HR6

VCC-ITV w/Applique

133/93

37/26/4

360

111

CiH

T2

TF2  TS2  TR2  HF14Sp  HS10Sp  HR6

VCC-ITV (Improved)

163/114

45/32/5

360

145

CiH

T2

TF2  TS2  TR2  HF12  HS8Sp  HR6

VCC-ITV (Improved w/Applique)

160/112

44/31/4

360

145

CiH

T2

TF2  TS2  TR2  HF14Sp  HS10Sp  HR6

 

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

Twin TOW II launchers, MG42/59 (C)

12xTOW II ATGM, 1000x7.62mm